Rotisserie Chicken Salad Recipe

This rotisserie chicken salad is a blend of shredded or chopped chicken and fresh veggies, all tossed together in a creamy dressing. A quick and easy meal that’s delicious served in a sandwich, with a side of crackers, or in crisp and crunchy lettuce cups.

If you love an easy, healthy lunch recipe, chicken salad will never disappoint you! Whether it’s my Avocado Chicken Salad, Waldorf Chicken Salad, Sonoma Chicken Salad, or this Classic Chicken Salad using rotisserie chicken – chicken salad is a tried-and-true staple that is a delicious, nutritious, high-protein option that can be made in minutes.

You can buy a rotisserie chicken (which I usually do!) to make this salad, but you can also use any leftover chicken you have. My slow cooker shredded chicken or my baked chicken breast would be great for this recipe if you wanted to make your chicken from scratch.

This rotisserie chicken salad is simple, delicious, and always a big hit. I love adding lots of chopped vegetables for added crunch, but feel free to add any of your favorite chicken salad mix-ins. If you want to build a super high-protein wrap, layer this salad on top of my cottage cheese flatbread (so good!). I hope you enjoy this one as much as my family does!

Ingredients needed:

This chicken salad recipe is made with fresh, minimal ingredients and is packed with protein, thanks to the chicken and Greek yogurt. Feel free to mix and match ingredients as you like, but personally, I really love the recipe as written. Here’s everything you’ll need to make this healthy salad recipe:

• Chicken – You’ll need some cooked, diced or shredded chicken breast. To keep things simple, use rotisserie chicken or make my go-to baked chicken breasts. 
• Celery – Gives the salad a delicious crunch!
• Red onion – For a pop of beautiful color and mild, sweet onion flavor.
• Spinach – Adds extra nutrients and fresh flavor to the salad.
• Mayonnaise – We’re adding mayo along with the Greek yogurt to give the chicken salad that classic creaminess.
• Greek yogurt – Along with the mayonnaise, plain greek yogurt acts as the base in this recipe. And adds protein!
• Salt + pepper – To bring out all of the flavors.

How to Make Rotisserie Chicken Salad

Like most chicken salad recipes, chicken salad made with rotisserie chicken is very easy to whip up! 

For full, printable instructions, reference the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

1. Prep the ingredients. Gather all of the ingredients and start by shredding the chicken and dicing and chopping the veggies.
2. Stir salad ingredients. Add all ingredients along with the mayonnaise, Greek yogurt and salt & pepper to a large bowl, and stir to combine.
3. Serve and enjoy! Now, you’ve got yourself a nutritious, delicious lunch! I told you this chicken salad recipe was easy! And it’s full of flavor, quick to make and super filling with all that protein!

Chicken Salad Variations

This salad is fabulous as-is, but you can easily swap out the ingredients to customize the flavors to your tastes.

• Fruit. If you love fruit in your chicken salad, feel free to add about 1 cup halved grapes or chopped apple or 1/2 cup raisins or dried cranberries. 
• Nuts. Feel free to add 1/2 cup chopped pecans, almonds or walnuts for a delicious nutty crunch.
• Low-fat chicken salad. Replace some or all of the mayo with additional Greek yogurt.
• Dairy-free option. Skip the yogurt and use all mayo.
• BBQ chicken salad. Make BBQ chicken salad by adding 2-3 tablespoons of your favorite BBQ sauce in place of some of the mayonnaise.
• Seasoning. Add spices to this recipe to add different flavors like garlic, paprika, curry powder, or even mustard. Try chipotle seasoning and lime juice or a dash of cayenne pepper with pickled jalapeños for a spicy version.

Serving Suggestions

There are so many different ways to serve chicken salad, and they all happen to be super delicious!

• Bread. Serve your salad on toasted wheat bread with lettuce and tomato.
• Pita. Stuff your salad into half of a pita. Add lettuce and tomato, if you’d like.
• Crackers. Scoop up the salad with crackers.
• Lettuce cups. Spoon the salad into romaine or butter lettuce leaves.
• Tomato. Stuff the salad into a hollowed out tomato.
• Wrap. Spread a tortilla with chicken salad and any other add-ins you like and roll up tightly. 
• Avocado. Stuff the chicken salad into avocado halves.
• Cucumber slices. Spoon the salad onto large cucumber slices.

How to Store Chicken Salad

Rotisserie chicken salad is a great make-ahead lunch because it will keep in the fridge for a few days. Because it’s made with chicken, yogurt and mayonnaise, be careful to not leave it out on the counter for too long.

Once you’ve made your chicken salad meal, place the salad back in the fridge in an airtight container to keep it as fresh as possible. When you’re ready to use it again, be sure to give it a good stir to combine all of the ingredients again.

More Healthy Salads

Looking for more easy, healthy salad recipes to whip up? Try these other favorites!

• Tuna Salad
• Quick Tuna Salad with Chopped Egg
• Avocado Chicken Salad
• Vegan Chickpea Tuna Salad
• Tuna Pasta Salad
• Salmon Salad

If you make this chicken salad recipe, be sure to leave a comment and ★ rating below letting me know how it turned out. Your feedback is so helpful for me and our Clean & Delicious community (thank you!).